India won both matches with power-packed shows from Abhishek Sharma , Ishan Kishan , Sanju Samson , Nitish Kumar Reddy, among others. India have had a perfect start to the three-T20I series against Afghanistan. The series also saw the return of Jasprit Bumrah after a long injury lay-off. Bumrah is playing his first series since July. Playing for India in an ODI against England, he suffered an impact injury to his left knee while fielding.
In the two matches so far against Afghanistan, Bumrah has taken one wicket each in the first and second games and conceded 26 and 25 runs respectively. India produced another emphatic chase at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, defeating Afghanistan by seven wickets in the second T20I on Tuesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Abhishek was equally aggressive, reaching 39 from 19 deliveries with two fours and four sixes. The pair raced to a 50-run partnership in only 28 balls and took India to 82 without loss at the end of the powerplay, the same score India had managed in the first six overs of the opening T20I. He ended the 93-run opening partnership by dismissing Abhishek, who miscued an attempted big hit to Sediqullah Atal at mid-wicket.
Kishan then launched Mujeeb Ur Rahman for four, six and four in the 14th over, reducing the equation to a single hit. He had an interesting reaction when Shivam Dube ‘s sloppy fielding resulted in a four in the second T20I off his over. It happened in the third over, which was Bumrah’s first. Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan punched one through the mid-off region. Dube gave chase to the ball, but a boundary was scored. Bumrah could not do much and just clapped. Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan was brought into the attack in the seventh over and immediately provided some relief. Tilak took a single off Rashid before Kishan finished the chase in style, cutting the next delivery through the off-side for four.
